Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08
PITH AND POINT.

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Labor is the divine law Of our
existence; repose Is desertion and
| suicide.
Trust that man in nothing who has
not conscience in every thing. -
| Sterne.
old Bride-..Do you love me.
darling?" Young Husband-'I ven-
crate you"
Many young lady is perfect In
pressing autumn leaves who leaves all
the pressing of her clothes for her
aged mother to perform TEXAS Sif5-
ings.
--Sunday-School Teacher-"Oh. Mr..
Whitehead. won't you subscribe for
the Church Press?" Mr.. Whitehead
.-Of course. Miss-n it's . hugging
sociable."
"A music-dealer says that the violin
has not improved any since 1920.
The same may be said of the violin-
player who lives next door Norris
tosDn Herald
California has an electric girl. and
when she rubs her hands together
they emit flashes. A fellow should
think at least twice before he asks foE
one of those hands.
Never strike a child on the head;
and it might be we'll to add, never
strike a man on the head either. II
you want to strike something on the
head, strike naii.-Harper's Bazaar.
Liberty is the right to do what
the laws allow; and If a citizen could
do what they forbid it would be no
longer liberty, because others would
have the same powers. -Moutesqueiss.
"A Cincinnati deacon is under ar
rest for stealing So. 45 from the con-
tribution-box. 1t is unnecessary to
state. perhaps, that his peculations
dated over series of years -Bing-
hanaton Republican.
why is it that the groom always
seems frightened at weddingP" re-
marked young woman. ''Humphf
He's got right to be- was the re-
joinder of an old married man within
hearing. - Washington Critic.
Neither let mistakes nor wrong
directions. of which every man in his
studies and elsewhere falls into many,
discourage YOU There is precious in-
struction to be got by finding that you
were wrong. Thomas Carlyle.
They Come High
She said she was his Jewell then
He paused, quite sad and pensive,
he realized with other men
That jewels are expensive.
= WASHINGTON Critic
Papa - 'Why so pensive. my
daughter?" Eloise-.'Jack Burlington
has just returned all my notes, and
every thing between US is ended"
Papa-.Quite a coincidence. my dear.
One of his was returned this morning
protested. - sd-Bits.
-"Can you spare trif1e for poor
blind manP" why, hang it you look
as if you could see first-rate." 'Oh.
certainly. I am only begging in the
place of my blind friend, who has no
time for himself. as his daughter is
getting married to-day"
Take a cigar with me, boysp''
"Are they on q boy or a grip"
'.What's happened, thenp'' 'Oh, /
spent an evening at Simpsons, where
they have both boy and girl and
I'm setting 'em up because l have
neither" NEBRASKA State Journal.
Omaha Teacher - Chemically.
what is diamondp" Class-.Car-
bon" Eyes, diamond is pure car
bon. but you must remember that coal
is also carbon; that was taught in the
last lesson.'' "Yes'm Nov. how
can it be demonstrated that coal and
diamonds are so nearly alkep" Lit
tie boy-':Ask the price. - Omaha
World.
-..Who is that brute across the
street who slaps those little boysp For
a cent I'd go over and kick him"
Leave him alone. It's the only COM
fort he has" ..WhyP" Hes editor
OF the Children's Corner department
of weekly paper. "-Lincot,' Journal
-Tenant-''Say, there's million
rats in that house of yours Land
lord" Well?" Tenant-''What are
you going to do about itp'' Landlord
DO about it! Nothing. You don't
expect me to stock the place with white
mice at fifteen dollars per month, do
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